Is there much to watch from Mehrab Jr and Raqibul in 20-20?
Why not ? Mehrab's performance in the last twenty20 league was not bad. His bowling and fielding alone can make him an asset at this level.

Raqibul also has shown in NCL oneday matches over last two seasons that he can be quite aggressive when he needs to be. He can also contribute a lot as a fielder.

Eshen

February 12, 2008, 12:43 PM

From Daily Star (http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=23149) -

Twelve Premier Division clubs, split into two groups, will take part in the warm-up tournament before the competition proper which is expected to start on March 1.

Mohammedan and their archrivals Abahani are pitted in Group A along with City Club, Biman, Kalabagan and BKSP while Group B comprises Old DOHS, Victoria, Partex, Young Pegasus, Sonargaon Cricketers and Surjo Tarun.

The semifinals will take place on February 28, but the final match's date has yet to be fixed.

All the matches will be held at two venues -- Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium (DCS) and BKSP.

Too bad Abahani V Mohammadan is in BKSP.
The organisers would be better off to have this derby in Dhaka.
More crowd.

Eshen

February 12, 2008, 05:21 PM

Too bad Abahani V Mohammadan is in BKSP.
The organisers would be better off to have this derby in Dhaka.
More crowd.
The match could have taken place in Dhanmondi stadium, but looks like organizers don't want any team to have the home ground advantage. Abahani is not getting a single match on Dhanmondi. BKSP team is getting one match on a BKSP ground but that is against Abahani (i.e. the alternative was to give Abahani the home advantage, but organizers rightfully decided to grant that favor to BKSP).

Eshen bro- are you sure these two players playing for Abahani this year?? I thought they left team.

Eshen

February 12, 2008, 08:44 PM

Eshen bro- are you sure these two players playing for Abahani this year?? I thought they left team.
Ooops, sorry. Made the list based on old ittefaq reports, and one report said Arafat Salahudin moved from Mohammedan to Abahani. The reporter probably meant say Arafat Sunny, because Salahuddin was playing for Kalabagan last year.

The clus is going through a rough phase so not getting demoted would be the first target and qualifying for the Super League would be a bonus.

As for the T20 meet, qualifying for the semis is quite possible as they are in a relatively easy group where Surjo Torun and Victoria are the other strong teams. If Farhad gets released (subject to him not getting selected for the practice match again SA) then they would have a pretty decent team.

The clus is going through a rough phase so not getting demoted would be the first target and qualifying for the Super League would be a bonus.

As for the T20 meet, qualifying for the semis is quite possible as they are in a relatively easy group where Surjo Torun and Victoria are the other strong teams. If Farhad gets released (subject to him not getting selected for the practice match again SA) then they would have a pretty decent team.
I am assuming Farhad will play in the practice match since he is also in the test squad.

Without Rajin, Farhad (natl), and Shakil (u-19), Old DOHS looks significantly weaker than both Victoria and Surjo Tarun.

BKSP beat Mohamedan. Abahoni and Surjotarun won their respective games against Kolabagan and Old DOHS. Victoria and Biman won against Sonargaon Cricketers and Citi club. Partex also won their game against Young Pegasas.

It's not our old Tapash, he is a fresh blood from BKSP and probably spells it Tapas

Here's a pic from todays match, celebration after getting a wicket.

sadi

February 14, 2008, 10:17 AM

It's not our old Tapash, he is a fresh blood from BKSP and probably spells it Tapas

I was just following the report from BK and it clearly says Tapash Baishya. What is his last name?

Miraz

February 14, 2008, 10:18 AM

I was just following the report from BK and it clearly says Tapash Baishya. What is his last name?

BK is probably wrong, to make up your own mind click on the attachment and look at the young lad. The image was sent to me by Rabeed Imam.

sadi

February 14, 2008, 10:20 AM

BK is probably wrong, to make your own mind click on the attachment and look at the young lad. The image was sent to me by Rabeed Imam.
Lol. I am not disagreeing with you. I am just wondering what his last name is.

He is a leggie, right?
He is a left arm spinner for sure. I believe he is an SLA, although Miraz once claimed he is a chinaman bowler.

Beamer

February 14, 2008, 11:21 AM

Eshen is really a treasure trove of information for our domestic circuit and age group level. I am tempted to open an appreciation thread for Eshen. Many thanks !

Tigers_eye

February 14, 2008, 11:25 AM

Eshen is really a treasure trove of information for our domestic circuit and age group level. I am tempted to open an appreciation thread for Eshen. Many thanks !
Please do!! May be BC can give him a post. Living overseas makes members like Eshen a lifesaver. Special thanks to Eshen.

sadi

February 14, 2008, 11:39 AM

DS and Bdnews24 confirms that Tapash Ghosh is a left arm spinner.

Beamer

February 14, 2008, 11:40 AM

Please do!! May be BC can give him a post. Living overseas makes members like Eshen a lifesaver. Special thanks to Eshen.

You took the words right of my mouth ( er. keyboard ). I was going to say as well that for many of us overseas fans, with not too many avenues to collect info about the domestic circuit, he is undoubtedly the best source of info for us. Special thanks indeed.

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) handed a 15-run defeat to Mohammedan while Surjo Torun inflicted a 34-run defeat on DOHS at the same venue.

However, title contenders Abahani Limited, Biman Bangladesh and Victoria Sporting Club got off to fine starts thrashing their respective opponents at the BKSP ground.

Abahani defeated Kalabagan KC by 6 wickets, Biman defeated City Club by two wickets and Victoria thumped Sonargaon Cricketers by six wickets.

At Dhamondi, Raihan Anas struck unbeaten 53 off 42 balls and Saimon Ahmed made a 43-ball 41 as BKSP managed 141 for four in 20 overs despite a precarious 20 for three in 4.4 overs.

Mohammedan, in reply, fell in trouble to lose four top batsmen for 58 before the fifth-wicket stand of Faisal Hossain and Anwar Hossain raised hope of seeing the target.

Faisal (26) returned to the dressing room giving a catch behind the wickets with the team needing another 47 runs in 30 balls with five wickets intact.

However, it was left arm spinner Tapash Ghosh, who dismissed four batsmen quickly to stop Mohammedan at 126 all out with four balls to spare.

Old DOHS were bundled out for 101 in 19.5 overs in face of some tight bowling from Surjo Torun, who set DOHS to chase 136 to win the match.

DOHS never recovered their damage after being reduced to 24 four as pacers Mohammad Sharif (3/5) and Monirul Islam (3/20) shared six wickets while Delwar Hossain, Monwar Hossain, Nayeem Islam and Nazmul Hossain took one wicket apiece.

Anisur Rahman Sanchoy raised some hope of a stroke-filed 36 that studded three fours and two sixes before being caught by Shamsur off Monwar while Monir Hossain (11 not out), Maruf Reza (10), Rashedur Rahman (10) were other batsmen to cross the double digit.

An all-round performance from Rajaul Karim helped Abahani reach 115 for four in 17.5 overs in reply to Kalabagan's paltry total of 114 for nine in 20 overs.

Rajaul remained unbeaten on 27 off 22 balls after taking three wickets for 16.

Victoria reached the target of 112 in 18 overs losing four wickets after restricting Sonargaon Cricketers to 111 for seven in 20 overs.

Biman Bangladesh made 125 for eight in 19.4 overs after bowling City Club out for 124 in 19.4 overs.

Two fine knocks from M Selim (43) and Monirul Haq (36) powered Partex SC to a two- wicket win over Young Pegasus, who set Partex to chase 116 to win.

Rabz

February 14, 2008, 01:59 PM

BKSP is my new favourite team, after Abahani offcourse!

Great to see Mohamadans loosing all around.

MohammedC

February 14, 2008, 11:08 PM

Mohamodon beaten by teenagers this has made my day

One World

February 14, 2008, 11:14 PM

Its not great to see Mohammedan losing. Mohammedan should lose to ABAHANI only. If its not Abahani-Mohammedan then what the fun! Anyways my favourite team is Bangladesh Biman for cricket so I wont mind if they make it all the way.

No, he was supposed to play but they had some issues regarding money. They wanted to give him 1 lakh but he wanted more. Hasibul Hossain played for OLD DOHS(his home club) in the last match but gave away 16 runs in the single over he bowled.

mshakir56

February 16, 2008, 05:33 AM

did javed omar smoke hashish before coming out to bat ?

Sovik

February 16, 2008, 04:46 PM

abahoni all the way

Rabz

February 17, 2008, 12:33 PM

Mohammadan lost again!!
ha ha ha.... three in a row now!

Murad

February 17, 2008, 12:36 PM

Mohammadan lost again!!
ha ha ha.... three in a row now!

I think they are now out of the competiion..

Ashraful khelbe kobe?

One World

February 17, 2008, 01:50 PM

You are not getting it. Mohammedan is the so called "Ovijat" club. 20/20 and Ovijat/Posh does not get along :).

Biman Bangladesh, Kalabagan KC, Old DOSH also kept their hope alive to move into the semifinals with their second win, but holders Mohammedan SC continued their shaky performance to concede to their third straight defeat, sparking an early exit from the season's curtain-raiser. :wave:

A five-scalp from pacer Ziaur Rahman guided Abahani to record a convincing six-wicket win over City Club, who set Ahahani to chase a paltry 77 runs to win at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) ground-1.

The Dhanmondi-based outfit lost four wickets to reach the target with 2.3 overs to spare as middle order Tushar Imran remained unbeaten on 41 off 41.

Earlier, Zia made the inroads into City Club's batting line-up, claiming five wickets for just 12 runs in allotted four overs.:big_hug:

Sejan and Farhad Hossain (41) together put on 79 runs for the third wicket as Victoria reached 154 for four in 18.4 overs after Partex posted a fighting total of 152 for seven in 20 overs.

An unbeaten 5o from Shamsur Rahman Shuvo powered newcomers Surjo Torun to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Sonargaon Cricketers, who tasted third defeat in as many matches at the BKSP ground-1.

Surjo Torun made 108 for three in 15.3 overs after bowling Sonargaon out for a paltry 107 in 19.3 overs.

Last year's runners-up Old DOHS defeated Young Pegasus by 53 runs at the BKSP ground-2.

DOHS scored a moderate 129 for five in 20 overs riding on skipper Mehrab Hossain Junior's 63 not out and Anisur Rahman Sanchoy's 32.

In reply, Pegasus stopped at 76 for seven in the stipulated overs in the face of some superb bowling from Mahbub Alam (2/12), M Munur (2/13) and Rashedur Rahman (2.14).

A top order batting display helped Kalabagan KC record a two-wicket win over BKSP, who made 146 for nine in 20 overs at the DCS.

Kalabagan reached the target of 147 with three balls to spare losing eight wickets as top order batsmen – Nazmus Sadat (36), Arif Reza (26) and Hannan Sarkar (39) – gave the winners a solid start.

At the BKSP ground-2, Biman outplayed Mohammedan by five wickets.

The national flag carrier scored 132 for five in 19.5 overs, chasing 131 for nine in 20 overs set by the Motijheel-based Mohammedan.

nobody

February 18, 2008, 03:55 AM

why Moha modans are losing? Abhoni players would not be motivated enough to beat the hell out of them if they play like relegation contender.

akabir77

February 18, 2008, 10:34 AM

was there any game yesterday(sunday)?

Nocturnal

February 18, 2008, 04:34 PM

was there any game yesterday(sunday)?

No. Next game day is 19 Feb BD time.

akabir77

February 18, 2008, 04:46 PM

No. Next game day is 19 Feb BD time.

oh thanks... was waiting for another mohammedan loss ;)

Eshen

February 19, 2008, 11:18 AM

Abahani in Twenty20 semifinals, MSC concede 4th defeat

http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=41049&cid=26

Dhaka, Feb 19 (bdnews24.com) – Abahani Tuesday moved into the semifinals of the Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League with four straight triumphs when they handed a 21-run defeat to Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) at the BKSP ground.

Victoria Sporting Club have almost confirmed their semifinal berth from Group B with a 24-run win over Surjo Torun, who are also still in the semifinal race despite the first loss in four matches at the BKSP ground-2.

Old DOHS handed an eight-wicket defeat to Partex SC to keep their hope alive from the same group.

Victoria have eight points from four matches while Surjo Torun and DOHS have six points each from four outings. Victoria take on DOHS while Surjo Torun face Young Pegasus Thursday.

City Club also raised hope to go to the semifinals with a convincing 57-run win over Mohammedan after the Biman-Kalabagan match was washed out with both teams getting one point each from the match.

City Club secured six points from four matches while DOHS and Kalabagan have five points each from four outings.

Chasing BKSP's 63 all out in 15.3 overs, Abahani made 43 for one in eight overs when rain stopped the match. Later, Abahani was declared winners by 21 runs in line with D/L method.

Saqline Sajib claimed four wickets for just 4 runs as Victoria bundled Surjo Torun out for 79 in 17.2 overs after posting a moderate total of 103 for eight in 20 overs.

Golam Rahman scored a fine 44 runs as Old DOHS reached 96 for two with seven overs to spare, chasing Partex's 94 for eight in 20 overs.

Arafat Salahuddin (4/26) and Abul Bashar (3/19) shared seven wickets as City Club folded Mohammedan at 111 in 19.1 overs after making a challenging total of 168 for five in 20 overs.

Players are all united to prtect their own cause. This is the way they are punishing Mohamedan for insulting one of their own. So far we haven't seen anyone punished for that assult. So the players said enough is enough, we will take revenge one way or another.

BKSP pitches got damaged by heavy rain, so the league is postponed for a week.

MSC made the mistake of taking too many national players (Ashraful, Aftab, Zunaed, Razzak) who won't be available to them for the best part of the premier league.

So far, looks like Abahani and Victoria will be title contenders for this year, for both twenty20 and one day leagues. Once the one day league starts, those clubs will be further boosted by Rafique, Shuvashis (Abahani), Enamul, Sajidul, and Rubel (Victoria).

Three Group B teams will fight for two semifinal spots when the Premier League Twenty20 competition continues after a six-day break today.

Permutations are aplenty but a win would suffice for either of Surjo Tarun, Victoria or Old DOHS but Victoria's all-win record in the first four group matches put them ahead of the pack. They take on Old DOHS at the main BKSP cricket ground in the afternoon, while in the outer ground, Khaled Mashud's Surjo Tarun face Young Pegasus at the same time. Surjo Tarun and Old DOHS have won three matches each.

Meanwhile, Group A matches hold academic interest although the early morning match at BKSP has the same Abahani-Mohammedan clash's attention. Mohammedan, who lost all four of their matches would be desperate to win. But this must be one of the lowest profile clash between the two giants.

In the other matches, Bangladesh Biman take on BKSP and Partex face Sonargaon Cricketers at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium. City Club round off the day's matches with a game against Kalabagan.

City Club joined Abahani as surprise semifinalists of the Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League yesterday as contenders Bangladesh Biman and Kalabagan both fell on the last day of the group stage.

City Club handed Kalabagan a seven-wicket defeat for their third win while Biman crashed to BKSP as the equation in the group changed on the final day.

Abahani emerged group champions maintaining 100 percent record when they routed archrivals and last year's champions Mohammedan Sporting Club by four wickets.

In their worst ever performance in any competition, a depleted Mohammedan failed to win a single match in the league.

In the last four, Abahani will face Surjo Torun while City are pitted against Group B winners and all-win Victoria.

BKSP, who had upset Mohammedan on their Premiership debut, lost three matches in succession before pulling off another impressive victory -- by 30 runs -- against one of the pre-tournament favourites at their home ground.

Moshiur Rahman, the young seamer who has already drawn attention, was adjudged man-of-the-match for his devastating spell of 4-0-17-4.

Biman must rue their washed out match against Kalabagan, the only game to be postponed due to bad weather.

Kalabagan also wasted their chances when they were shot out for 96 after being sent into bat at BKSP. Golam Mabud's unbeaten half-century helped City recover from early hiccups to reach 98-3 with five balls remaining.

Mohammedan, who have lost key players due to national duty, put on their best performance of the season but even a challenging total of 148-4 was not enough for them to survive at BKSP.

Faisal Hossain clubbed four fours and three sixes in a 33-ball 53 while Rokibul Hasan contributed 40 off 29 balls as Mohammedan rattled 68 runs in the last five overs.

Abahani were tottering at 25-4 as Mohammedan skipper Manjurul Islam (4-24) struck early but wicketkeeper Sahagir Hossain (43 off 42 balls) and pace bowler Ziaur Rahman (35 off 20 balls) produce late fireworks to guide Abahani to 151-6 with one delivery to spare. Zia, who smashed two fours and three sixes, was adjudged man-of-the-match.

Opener Mahbubul Karim was the only top-order Abahani player who succeeded with the bat scoring 40.

In Group B, Victoria dashed Old DOHS's hopes with a seven-wicket win at BKSP. Man-of-the-match Enamul Haque bagged 3-23 with his left-arm spin to help his side bowl out last year's finalists DOHS for 94. Victoria (97-3) needed 17.4 overs to overhaul the target with combined effort.

Surjo Torun (114-7) booked their place in the semis when they snatched a 16-run victory against bottom-table Young Pegasus at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium.

Naeem Islam, who was in tremendous form in the twenty20 competition of the recently concluded Indo-Bangladesh Bangla Games against West Bengal, topscored with 39 for the winners and later finished with 1-18 to win the man-of-the-match award.

oh i was looking for this thread actually and then ended up in the other one...

Eshen

February 28, 2008, 10:49 AM

Abahani, City Club to play Twenty20 final

http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=42341&cid=26

Dhaka, Feb 28 (bdnews24.com) - Abahani Limited and City Club moved into the Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League final defeating their respective rivals in semifinals at Narayanganj Osmani Stadium Thursday.

Blazing 65 runs from opener Mahbubul Karim powered Abahani to an easy 7-wicket win over newcomers Surjo Torun in the first semis while a team effort helped City Club record a tense five-run win over Victory Sporting Club in other semis.

Abahani vs Surjo Torun

Sent in to bat first, the Dhanmondi-based outfit, Abahani, restricted Surjo Torun to 106 for seven in 20 overs with Talha Jubaer (3/21) and Rezaul Karim (2/25) sharing five wickets.

Top-order Shakil Haider (48), Shamsur Rahman (15) and Nayeem Islam (26) laid the foundation with slow pace that caused them to make a paltry total.

Abahani, in reply, got off to a blistering start with opener Mahbubul hammering a 52-ball 65 with the help of three boundaries and as many sixes.

After the departure of opener Jahurul Islam (15), man of the match Mahbubul and Nazimuddin (21) took their side to the verge of triumph before both batsmen left at 103.

Nadif Chowdhury (4) and Rezaul Karim (0) remained unbeaten to take Abahani to 107 for three with 14 balls to spare.

City Club vs Victoria SC

After being invited to bat first, City Club fell in trouble losing three batsmen for 21 runs before opener Imran Ahmed (26) and Arafat Salahuddin (38) produced some resistance.

But they were finally restricted to 96 for eight in 20 overs.

Except Salahuddin and Imran, no City batsmen crossed the double digits in the face of superb bowling from left-arm spinner Enamul Haq Junior (3/16) and pacer Shahajada (2/9).

Victoria, in reply, were reduced to 32 for four in ninth over and never recorded before being restricted to 91 for six in 20 overs.

Mahmudullah Riad (23 off 30 balls) and Dhiman Ghosh (28 off 32 balls) tried to accelerate the run rate in the middle, but that was not enough to reach the target.

Despite ball-a-run from Shahajada (5) and Waseluddin (7), Victoria saw five runs short of the target to end the innings with 91 for six in 20 overs as pacer Shafaq Al Jabir and Arafat Salahuddin took two wickets each.